In Butter, a journalist likewise disquieted by the portrayal of a Kijima-like character (renamed Kajii) writes to the jailed ...

Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki did not expect her novel 'Butter' to capture a cult following abroad, hailed as a biting ...

An independent investigative panel’s report about rampant sexual harassment and abuse at a TV broadcaster was described by ...

A program reviewing Fuji TV's own response to the alleged sexual harassment of a former announcer by ex-personality Masahiro Nakai was aired ...

The man identified as 27-year-old Yuki Murai worked in a Tokyo office where a new administrative assistant joined the company ...

TOKYO – Japanese pop group Tokio, formerly part of the now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates, said on June 25 that they have decided to disband following member Taichi Kokubun’s ...

Thousands of miles (kilometers) away in Sayama, northwest of Tokyo, Masahiro Okutomi -- the 15th generation to run his family's tea business -- is overwhelmed by demand.

At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink's social media stardom.